Epidemiological features and outcomes of patients with psoas abscess: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psoas abscess (PA) is an uncommon disease. Although PA is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, its epidemiology and clinical characteristics remain unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological and clinical features and outcomes of patients with PA in a prefectural-wide study.

Materials and methods

This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study conducted between 2010 and 2012 in the Miyagi prefecture with a population of 2,344,062 in 2011. Adult patients with PA were enrolled from 71 secondary and tertiary care hospitals.

Results

There were 57 patients with adult PA in the Miyagi prefecture. The median age of the patients was 72 years, and 67% patients were male. Fever and flank pain were the primary symptoms in 82% and 74% of

SUBMITTER: Sato T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7819806 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature